# NTSB MIA69D0253: Cessna 182H, N2402X, Chamblee, GA, August 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1968
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4066   68/8/6    CHAMBLEE,GA         CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 171
        TIME - 2138                    N2402X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RETRACTED FULL FLAPS WHEN APPLYING POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2402X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2402X), registered now, S/N 18256302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

## Other investigations on N2402X (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI76FEM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM38), Apr 28, 1976: Cessna 182H (N2402X), Acme, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70DBJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ40), Jun 13, 1970: Cessna 182 (N2402X), Williamsburg, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0564), Apr 3, 1966: Cessna 182 (N2402X), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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